Five NKY high schools make best schools list

9:56 AM,
Nov. 13, 2013

Beechwood High School students Kyle Taylor (left) and Lauren Morehead work on a problem in AP chemistry class.

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Five Northern Kentucky high schools have made Newsweek magazine list of the best high schools in the U.S.

The magazine's list includes 2,000 public high schools across the country that the magazine says are proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready graduates.

Beechwood High School in Fort Mitchell was the area's highest-ranked school at 247. The area schools listed are Highlands High School in Fort Thomas (333), Walton-Verona High School in Boone County (1603), Williamstown High School in Grant County (1820) and ...